Rhythm

Definitions

1. The variation of strong and weak elements (such as duration, accent) of sounds, notably in speech or music, over time; a beat or meter.
   countable, uncountable
2. A specifically defined pattern of such variation.
   countable, uncountable
3. A flow, repetition or regularity.
   countable, uncountable
4. The tempo or speed of a beat, song or repetitive event.
   countable, uncountable
5. The musical instruments which provide rhythm (mainly; not or less melody) in a musical ensemble.
   countable, uncountable
6. A regular quantitative change in a variable (notably natural) process.
   countable, uncountable
7. Controlled repetition of a phrase, incident or other element as a stylistic figure in literature and other narrative arts; the effect it creates.
   countable, uncountable
8. A person's natural feeling for rhythm.
   countable, uncountable

Equivalents

51 more languages

Afrikaansritme

العربيةإيقاعالإيقاع

Българскиритъм

বাংলাতাল

Bosanskidižemparitamtakttempoритамтакт+ 4 more

Catalàritme

Češtinarytmustakttempo

Danskmønster

Ελληνικάρυθμός

Esperantoritmo

Eestirütm

فارسیریتم

Suomipoljentorytmitähti

Gaeilgerithim

Gàidhligruitheam

Galegoritmo

ગુજરાતીતાલ

ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻipā

עבריתמשקלקַצָּב

हिन्दीताललय

Hrvatskidižemparitamtakttempoритамтакт+ 4 more

Magyarritmusütem

Հայերենռիթմ

Bahasa Indonesiairamalaguritme

Íslenskataktur

Italianoritmo

日本語リズム律律動拍子繁調音律音調+ 5 more

ქართულირიტმი

ភាសាខ្មែរចង្វាក់

한국어리듬

Kurdîpatempo

Latinamodusnumerositasnumerusrhythmus+ 1 more

Македонскиритам

മലയാളംതാളം

Bahasa Melayurentakritma

Nederlandsritme

Polskirytm

Portuguêsritmo

Românăritm

Русскийритмтакт

Српскиdižemparitamtakttempoритамтакт+ 4 more

Svenskarytmtakt

Kiswahilimahadhi

தமிழ்தாளம்

తెలుగులయ

ไทยจังหวะลำนำ

Tagalogaliw-iwindayogritmo

Türkçedizemritimritmvezin+ 1 more

Українськаритм

اردوتال

Tiếng Việtnhịpnhịp điệu

Examples

“Dance⟳ to the rhythm of the music.”

“Hicks is both thwarter and thwartee of Daedalean plots. Aboard a train⟳, the rhythm of the wheels sounds to him like⟳ "wottachump, wottachump, wottachump."”

“Most dances have⟳ a rhythm as distinctive as the Iambic verse in poetry”

“Once you get⟳ the rhythm of it, the job will become⟳ easy.”

“We walked with a quick, even rhythm.”

“If you hum or whistle the rhythm of the common English metres,— of the decasyllabic quatrain, or the octosyllabic with alternate sexisyllabic, or other rhythms, […]”

“Bigeminous rhythm was followed by bursts of extrasystoles.”

“The Baroque term basso continuo is virtually equivalent to rhythm”

“The rhythm of the seasons dominates agriculture as well as wildlife”

“The running gag is a popular rhythm in motion pictures and theater comedy”

“That girl's got rhythm, watch⟳ her dance⟳!”

“I'm never gonna dance⟳ again / Guilty feet have⟳ got no rhythm”

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